07/06/23

Who Was
Guru Nanak?
LESSON OBJECTIVES:
•Identify key events in Guru Nanak’s life.
•Examine the importance of Guru Nanak to Sikhs
Who Was Guru Nanak?
• Decode these sentences. Write them in your books.
• Let’s do the first one together!

was to a wealthy family

In Talwindi in .

LESSON OBJECTIVES:
• Identify key events in Guru Nanak’s life.
• Examine the importance of Guru Nanak to
Sikhs
Who Was Guru Nanak?
• Decode these sentences. Write them in your books.
• Now try the rest on your own:
1: “Guru” means .

2: “ ” means .

3: was when he was and had .

4: taught “There is neither nor .”

LESSON OBJECTIVES:
• Identify key events in Guru Nanak’s life.
• Examine the importance of Guru Nanak to
Sikhs
Task:
Copy the following table and write down
examples of how this is shown in the
video:
What did Guru Nanak Why did people follow Why is Guru Nanak still
believe about God? Guru Nanak? important to Sikhs
today?

LESSON OBJECTIVES:
• Identify key events in Guru Nanak’s life.
• Examine the importance of Guru Nanak to
Sikhs
Task:
Using the examples from your table, answer these
questions using full sentences.
1. What did Guru Nanak believe about God?
2. Why did people follow Guru Nanak?
3. Why is Guru Nanak still important to Sikhs today?
Ext:
4. How does the life of Guru Nanak, compare
(similarities and differences) with the life of
Buddha?
5. What did Guru Nanak mean by there is no
Hindu or Muslim?

LESSON OBJECTIVES:
• Identify key events in Guru Nanak’s life.
• Examine the importance of Guru Nanak to
Sikhs
And Finally:
• Individually, find ways of linking these random words
to our learning from today.
• Be prepared to explain your reasoning to the class!:
Kartarpur Hindu Sikh
Equal/Equality Hard work Muslim
Honesty
Guru Nanak God
Level Ladder
Taught/ Teaching
L3 2-3 words Believe
L4 4-5 words
L5 Explain your sentence LESSON OBJECTIVES:
• Identify key events in Guru Nanak’s life.
L6 What do you think about the
issue raised in your sentence? • Examine the importance of Guru Nanak to
Sikhs
HOMEWORK
Research the 10 Sikh
Gurus.

For each one include:

Name
Picture
An Interesting Fact
LESSON OBJECTIVES:
• Identify key events in Guru Nanak’s life.
• Understand the importance of Guru Nanak
to Sikhs